13 Things Authors Want You to Know About Writing a Book

At this year’s Her Conference in New York City, four authors shared the tricks of the trade and offered advice to aspiring novelists about what it's really like to write a book, find an agent, sign a book deal and get published. If you've always dreamt of writing a novel but don't know where to start, read on to get the inspiration you need to craft the next bestseller. After all, the rest is still unwritten!

This year's Her Conference mantra, "Now is the new later," aligns perfectly with each author's advice to simply start writing. Write when you're inspired and when you're uninspired. Get to know your characters and the world you're creating. There's no time like the here and now to tell your story, so pick up a pen, crack open that notebook (or Word doc) and let the writing (and rewriting) begin.

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About The Author

Darcy Schild is a University of Florida junior majoring in journalism. She's the Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus UFL and was previously a Her Campus national section editor. She spent Summer 2017 as an Editorial Intern at HC headquarters in Boston, where she oversaw the "How She Got There" section and wrote and edited feature articles and news blogs. She also helped create the weekly Her Campus Instagram Story series, Informed AF. Follow her on Twitter and on her blog, The Darcy Diaries.